Welcome to The Morning Filter, your guide to the busy news day ahead. We hope you are staying safe. Here are the latest updates and the big news stories to follow today: 1. Vice-Chief of Army Staff begins 4-day U.S. visit from Saturday Lt. Gen. S.K. Saini will embark on a four-day visit to the U.S. beginning Saturday to explore ways to further deepen military cooperation between the two countries. 2. Rally in Kolkata against arrest of Stan Swamy on Saturday A rally will be taken out in Kolkata by the Mother Teresa International Award Committee on Saturday in solidarity with the nationwide protest against the arrest of elderly tribal rights activist and Jesuit priest Father Stan Swamy by the NIA. 3. Yogi Adityanath to visit Gorakhnath Temple on first Navratra on Saturday Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, the peethadheeshwar of Gorakshpeeth, will install a ‘kalash’ at Shakti Durga Peeth and also perform puja of Goddess Durga on the first day of the nine-day festival, Gorakhnath Temple media in-charge Vinay Kumar Gautam said. 4. Noida Haat reopens on Saturday with ‘Vijay Utsav’ With the festive season beginning, Noida Haat will reopen from Saturday and showcase a host of handicrafts, handloom, khadi, jute and coir products, according to officials. 5. Allow all women to travel by Mumbai locals: Maharashtra govt The Maharashtra government hasrequested general managers of Central and Western Railway to allow all women to travel on local trains in the Mumbai region from Saturday. 6. New Zealanders go to the polls as Jacinda Ardern seeks 2nd term New Zealanders go to the polls Saturday with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern in striking distance of reelection with an unprecedented outright majority after campaigning on her success handling the Covid-19 pandemic. 7. Kolkata Port Trust to get fresh logo to go with new name The Kolkata Port Trust, nowrechristened as the Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, will on Saturday unveil a fresh logo which will go with the new name, officials said. 8. Asian Online Team Chess: Indian men in 4th spot after six rounds The women’s event resumes on Saturday for rounds four to six with the top-seeded Indians in eighth spot. 9. IPL 2020 | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Rajasthan Royals at Dubai Royal Challengers Bangalore would aim to get their strategy right after some inexplicable decisions during the loss to Kings XI Punjab when they take on an erratic Rajasthan Royals in an IPL match in Dubai on Saturday. 10. IPL 2020 | Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals at Sharjah Their campaign is back on track, courtesy Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s smart captaincy, but a stiff test awaits Chennai Super Kings when they face a dominant Delhi Capitals in their next IPL match here on Saturday in Sharjah. 11. Coronavirus | Latest numbers and developments The number of positive coronavirus cases reported from India now stands at 74,30,639 at the time of publishing this newsletter. The death toll from the disease stands at 1,13,018. Morning Filter will return tomorrow. Follow up on the day’s biggest stories and get concise analysis by The Hindu with the Evening Wrap newsletter. |
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